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How many Mildreds did you go to school with? If you're under 60 years old, probably none! Mildred may have been a top ten baby name 100 years ago, but today its almost extinct... Why is that??
Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human.
Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D.
Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham
Writer: Andrew Matthews
Producer: Katie Graham
Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell
Stock Images from Shutterstock
Music from APM Music
Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
© 2024 PBS. All rights reserved.
sources:
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/12/why-do-baby-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion-we-ask-an-expert
https://her.ie/life/theres-a-reason-why-baby-names-go-out-of-fashion-and-its-not-what-you-might-think-217551
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044047/Why-Fred-Annie-old-style-names-fallen-fashion.html
mentalfloss.com/article/645320/classic-baby-names-popularity-decline
timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/once-popular-names-fall-out-of-fashion-4621255
virginradio.co.uk/lifestyle/121683/baby-names-like-steve-and-ellen-are-going-extinct
bbc.com/news/magazine-37854247
academic.oup.com/book/5025/chapter-abstract/147540416?redirectedFrom=fulltext
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446333
linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14734/why-are-most-given-names-so-common
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0271530922000799
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00287953
daily.jstor.org/science-baby-names
jstor.org/stable/2096433?mag=science-baby-names
jstor.org/stable/44259598?read-now=1&seq=5#page_scan_tab_contents
jstor.org/stable/3592279?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
jstor.org/stable/23355496?mag=science-baby-names
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/gender-neutral-baby-names-popularity/673464
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X20302448
blog.duolingo.com/naming-traditions-around-the-world
https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/chinese-culture/chinese-culture-naming#
nameberry.com/blog/celebrities-influence-popular-baby-names
mugglenet.com/2020/02/study-shows-popularity-of-potter-baby-names
twitter.com/TheGlobal_Index/status/1670344326130565121?lang=en
How many Mildreds did you go to school with? If you're under 60 years old, probably none! Mildred may have been a top ten baby name 100 years ago, but today its almost extinct... Why is that??
Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human.
Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D.
Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham
Writer: Andrew Matthews
Producer: Katie Graham
Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell
Stock Images from Shutterstock
Music from APM Music
Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
© 2024 PBS. All rights reserved.
sources:
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/12/why-do-baby-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion-we-ask-an-expert
https://her.ie/life/theres-a-reason-why-baby-names-go-out-of-fashion-and-its-not-what-you-might-think-217551
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1044047/Why-Fred-Annie-old-style-names-fallen-fashion.html
mentalfloss.com/article/645320/classic-baby-names-popularity-decline
timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/once-popular-names-fall-out-of-fashion-4621255
virginradio.co.uk/lifestyle/121683/baby-names-like-steve-and-ellen-are-going-extinct
bbc.com/news/magazine-37854247
academic.oup.com/book/5025/chapter-abstract/147540416?redirectedFrom=fulltext
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446333
linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/14734/why-are-most-given-names-so-common
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0271530922000799
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00287953
daily.jstor.org/science-baby-names
jstor.org/stable/2096433?mag=science-baby-names
jstor.org/stable/44259598?read-now=1&seq=5#page_scan_tab_contents
jstor.org/stable/3592279?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
jstor.org/stable/23355496?mag=science-baby-names
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/gender-neutral-baby-names-popularity/673464
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X20302448
blog.duolingo.com/naming-traditions-around-the-world
https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/chinese-culture/chinese-culture-naming#
nameberry.com/blog/celebrities-influence-popular-baby-names
mugglenet.com/2020/02/study-shows-popularity-of-potter-baby-names
twitter.com/TheGlobal_Index/status/1670344326130565121?lang=en
